Fipronil Pellets Reduce Flea Abundance on Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs: Potential Tool for Plague Management and Black-Footed Ferret Conservation.
Cynomys
Mustela nigripes
Yersinia pestis
Siphonaptera
pulicide
Journal
Journal of wildlife diseases
ISSN: 1943-3700
Titre abrégé: J Wildl Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0244160
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 04 2021
01 04 2021
Historique:
received:
01
09
2020
accepted:
25
11
2020
pubmed:
26
2
2021
medline:
30
6
2021
entrez:
25
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In western North America, sylvatic plague (a flea-borne disease) poses a significant risk to endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and their primary prey, prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.). Pulicides (flea-killing agents) can be used to suppress fleas and thereby manage plague. In South Dakota, US, we tested edible "FipBit" pellets, each containing 0.84 mg fipronil, on free-living black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludivicianus). FipBits were applied along transects at 125 per ha and nearly eliminated fleas for 2 mo. From 9-14 mo post-treatment, we found only 10 fleas on FipBit sites versus 1,266 fleas on nontreated sites. This degree and duration of flea control should suppress plague transmission. FipBits are effective, inexpensive, and easily distributed but require federal approval for operational use.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33631008
pii: 461687
doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00161
doi:
Substances chimiques
Insecticides
0
Pyrazoles
0
fipronil
QGH063955F
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
434-438Informations de copyright
© Wildlife Disease Association 2021.